Pearson buys a small stake in Nook Media, wants a fast track for digital...
Publishers often want to work closely with e-book outlets — possibly a little too closely — but it’s rare that they involve themselves directly. Pearson is taking that uncommon step by making a 5...
View ArticleTechCrunch: Microsoft offering $1 billion to buy Nook Media
Microsoft has put forward an offer to buy complete control of Nook Media LLC, according to internal documents seen by TechCrunch. Redmond’s joint venture with Barnes & Noble was set up last year...
View ArticleSony reveals prototype 13.3-inch e-ink slate with stylus, aims to put it in...
Sony’s no stranger to the odd e-ink device, but its latest prototype creation isn’t targeted at the bookworm, it’s intended to educate. The e-paper slate is quite a lot bigger than most tablets, let...
View ArticleSony's 13.3-inch e-ink paper prototype shown off at education expo in Japan...
Earlier this week, we learned of Sony’s plans for a 13.3-inch e-ink slate with stylus support pitched at students, and now Diginfo has caught up with the prototype device at the Educational IT...
View ArticleAmazon Kindle Keyboard 3G being discontinued?
Amazon confirmed as early as last September that the Kindle Keyboard would be sticking around, but much like your favorite dessert, nothing is forever. The Kindle Keyboard 3G is now showing as...
View ArticleAmazon Kindle for iOS gets line spacing options and multi-page highlights
Now that the summer book frenzy is in full swing, anything that helps us read a little faster is welcome — so we’re glad that Amazon just pushed out a relevant update to its Kindle app for iOS. The...
View ArticleBarnes and Noble axes Nook PC, Mac apps, directs you to Nook for Web instead
Barnes and Noble has been quietly erasing all mentions of its Nook for PC and Mac, but now we have the first official confirmation that both are no more. An official statement, reported by The Digital...
View ArticleEU regulator accepts Penguin offer to end dodgy e-book deals with Apple
After the European Commission accepted offers from Apple and four publishers to free up e-book pricing restrictions in December 2012, it’s now accepted Penguin’s commitment to do the same. Much like...
View ArticleAmazon launches Kindle Matchbook: discounted ebooks for those who own the...
When Amazon launched AutoRip, we looked at our bookshelves and wished that us readers would get something similar. Fortunately, the company had the same idea, and is now announcing Kindle Matchbook....
View ArticleAmazon's new Kindle Paperwhite priced at £109 for UK, arrives October 3rd
A few years ago, British e-readers were expected to wait months before Amazon’s latest reading slab managed to swim across from the US — but no more. The refreshed Kindle Paperwhite is set to launch...
View ArticleNook Glowlight vs Galaxy Tab 4 NOOK
Barnes & Noble‘s e-reader, the NOOK, is adored by avid book readers readers. But the company has been struggling to keep up with a wide range of competitors ranging from Amazon’s Kindle to Apple‘s...
View Article6 Features to Look For in an e-Book Reader App
When you think of books that changed the course of history, what comes to mind? The Bible and the Quran, of course. The Art of War? Machiavelli’s The Prince? Maybe The Jungle? Chances are a book titled...
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